Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
John Kavanaugh, SJ
We all most likely deserve a fate far less glorious than heaven. After all, would not all of us be lost without Jesus?
John J. Pilch
The normal way to become an “insider” is to be born into the family or group. But all societies recognize other ways of becoming an “insider.”
Love God more than yourself, then, and already you will begin to have what you desire to possess fully in heaven.
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
The image of the reign of God as banquet was central to Jesus’ preaching and mission.
Reginald H. Fuller
The universalism of the Christian gospel is no easygoing thing. It is intended for all but is offered through Christ alone.